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Misdiagnosis & Failure to Diagnose

Misdiagnosis is a leading cause of patient harm. Every year in the United
States, doctors misdiagnose approximately 12 million people. This accounts
for 1 in 20 adult patients, and researchers say half of these misdiagnosis
cases have the potential to severely harm the patient.

If you have been the victim of a misdiagnosis, you may understandably have
difficulty putting your trust in people who are supposed to help you.
At LawMD, many of our attorneys are experienced physicians as well as
knowledgeable trial lawyers. We take on cases like yours because we believe
no one should have to suffer with the aftermath of a medical misdiagnosis.

Misdiagnosis of Cancer

Cancer treatment has come a long way, even in just the past decade. Many
cancers are quite treatable, but they must be identified early. When cancer
is allowed to progress unchecked, it can spread to other areas of the
body where it may not be treatable at all.
Misdiagnosis of cancer can cause a patient to suffer invasive, difficult surgeries and treatments
that would not have been necessary had the doctor correctly identified
the cancer in an earlier stage.

Doctors have missed cancer because they neglected to perform a biopsy or
because they misinterpreted test results. In some cases, patients have
been denied tests that would have alerted their doctor to cancer cells
in the body.

Misdiagnosis of Stroke

When doctors and nurses fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke or pass
off a patient’s symptoms as something less serious, patients can
experience catastrophic injuries and even death. Caught early enough,
a stroke can be successfully managed in many cases. When doctors miss
a stroke, however, the brain is deprived of oxygen, which can lead to
serious health problems, including brain damage, loss of motor function,
permanent memory loss, vision problems, and death.

Misdiagnosis of Heart Attack

Like strokes, heart attacks can often be stopped in their tracks with immediate
care and intervention. Tragically, heart attack patients have been sent
home from urgent cares and ERs with instructions to rest more or to take
an antacid. They’re told their symptoms are stress or a migraine.
The tragedy of these cases is that relatively simple tests, such as electrocardiograms
and echocardiograms, can usually detect the problem.

Misdiagnosis of Infection

In an era of widespread antibiotic use, many patients don’t understand
just how deadly an
infection can be. Certain infections don’t respond to conventional antibiotics.
In some cases, doctors prescribe the wrong kind of antibiotic, which fails
to halt the infection. In other cases, doctors misidentify the infection
altogether—a mistake that can lead to organ failure, amputation,
and death.

Misdiagnosis of Meningitis

Meningitis comes out of nowhere to strike down otherwise healthy adults—usually
young people. Viral meningitis is typically less serious than bacterial
meningitis, which is more difficult to treat. In either case, patients
must be treated quickly before inflammation compresses the spinal cord,
leading to brain damage and death. Because meningitis tends to affect
teens and young adults, doctors don’t always suspect it. They can
dismiss it as the flu, infectious mononucleosis, or just a nasty cold.

Get the Compensation You Deserve

Our medical misdiagnosis lawyers have years of experience working in hospitals
with patients. We help patients and their families get the compensation
they need after a misdiagnosis. You may be entitled to money for past
and future medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages, loss of earning
potential, and other types of compensation.

The time to file a
medical malpractice claim is limited. Don’t miss your opportunity to get the compensation
you deserve. The medical malpractice lawyers at LawMD is available to
speak to you today about your case.

WHY YOU MAY BENEFIT FROM A DOCTOR IN YOUR COURTROOM

WE UNDERSTAND YOUR INJURIES, BECAUSE WE’VE LIKELY TREATED THEM.

Most of our physician-attorneys are either current or past treating doctors
in, collectively, a wide range of medical specialties. There is a good
chance one or more of our physician attorneys have actually treated medical
conditions similar to the ones from which you or your loved one now suffers.
That translates into care and understanding as your Counselors, and know-how
as your Advocates.

TIME- AND COST-SAVINGS FOR YOUR CASE

Any honest medical malpractice attorney will tell you that one of the greatest
expenses in a medical malpractice case is having to pay physician experts
to study the details of the medical issues in your case and, if necessary,
provide testimony at deposition and trial. While even our physician attorneys
may also need to hire outside medical experts for your case, our medical
know-how allows us to perform a significant amount of the medical analysis
necessary for your case in-house which may translate into significant
savings at the conclusion of your case.

Because we have in-house medical know-how, we can evaluate the medical
questions in your case and provide answers without a lengthy wait. Our
internal process involves getting the issues in your case quickly in front
of the right physician attorney who, based on his or her medical experience
and training, is most likely to have the answers you seek about whether
you have a case and how we might help you get the compensation you deserve
to help secure a brighter future for you and for your loved ones.